Luke James Williams - Drove

'No Cages' is my third album, and my first in seven years. 

It features the singles 'Simple Life' and 'Incomplete'.

It is my first collection of predominantly animal rights songs and covers topics such as intensive chicken farming, toxic masculinity, humane-washing / greenwashing, and the perception of vegans by a non-vegan world. The project also covers other themes such as loss and loneliness, how technology is disconnecting us from the real world, escaping from the human race, and the beauty of the ground beneath our feet.

It has been a labour of love, taking over two years to complete, delayed by various set-backs, most noticeably damage to my vocal chords. 

The album features over 40 contributors from across the world, including Vegan Queen V, Liz Mitchell (Terrorvision), Ian Haywood, Giles Bryant, and Chaos Collective (Blur). It was recorded at Half-ton Studios in Milton by Neil Rogers, mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Pixies), and features artwork by Tom Jones. 

No Cages

Heads Down

Keep On Dreamin'

I Wanna Take You Back

Dance With Me

Hopes Within Our Hearts

Make You #1

The soundtrack from the audio version of issue 9 of Coming To Our Senses, a digital zine (the-haven.co/zine)

It's The Thought That Counts

Radio song 13.10.2025

Transgressions

King No-One - Transgressions

A remix of a classic from the movie Donnie Darko. I own no right to the lyrics in this track

Donnie Darko - Mad World (Choco bootleg remix)

Drove

Luke James Williams - Still In Bed

This is the first single from my debut EP 'Drove'. You can order 'Drove' from my Bandcamp page: https://lukejameswilliams.bandcamp.com/

For gig dates, please see my website: http://www.lukejameswilliams.co.uk/

Lyrics:

Where have you gone? Where do you go?
These hidden places nobody knows
How far can you run? How well can you hide?
When what you’re running from is on the inside

You can’t un-see all the things that you’ve seen 
If you cannot do it for yourself, would you do this for me?
Cause I can’t watch you fall down that rabbit hole again

Why do you feed the old enemy?
The one that pulls the earth from under your feet
I have seen this change in you 
It flows through everything that you say and do 

I can’t watch you fall down that rabbit hole again
No I can’t watch you fall down that rabbit hole again and again and again 
Again and again and again
Again and again and again
Again and again and again

Where have you gone? Where do you go?
These hidden places nobody knows

You can’t un-see all the things that you’ve seen 
If you cannot do it for yourself, would you do this for me?
Cause you won’t un-feel all the things that you’ve felt 
If you never let go of the cards you’ve been dealt
No I can’t watch you fall down that rabbit hole again and again

Rabbit Hole

Luke James Williams - Speak To Me

Luke James Williams - Snares & Traps

Luke James Williams - From The Drove

In November 2018, Luke James Williams released his debut EP Drove. The first single, 'Rabbit Hole’, received airplay on BBC6 Music, Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing, whilst other cuts from the EP have been featured and played by Folk Radio UK and Hype Machine. Second single ‘Still In Bed’ received huge support from BBC6 Music DJ Tom Robinson, who chose it as his 6Music Recommends Track of 2019 so far in July. It was subsequently played across the station by Tom Ravenscroft, Lauren Laverne and Steve Lamacq. The song has also attracted a large listenership on Spotify with over 61,000 streams on the platform. Luke has received rave reviews for his engaging and emotive live performances and has supported artists such as Stu Larsen, Kirsty Merryn, Mark Chadwick (Levellers), The Little Unsaid and Megson. Luke is currently recording his debut full length album due for release in 2020. Drawing influences from the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake and PJ Harvey, Williams paints pictures with words and sings them in his own distinctly British voice.

"The songwriting and the vocal delivery are just so raw, heartfelt and beautiful that I find it irresistible"
Tom Robinson, BBC6 Music

"A perfect slice of alt.folk pop"
Charlie Ashcroft, Amazing Radio

"Gave me a shiver down my back, just like the first time I heard Nick Drake and The Lake Poets. Luke James Williams is the Real Deal"
The Rocking Magpie

"Really beautiful melodies and instrumentations which bring you back to listen time and time again"
Angry Baby Blog

"Reminds me of Bon Iver, only with an English accent"
Louder Than War

Luke James Williams - From The Drove

Luke James Williams

Related tracks